diff --git a/app/controllers/poll_skips_controller.rb b/app/controllers/poll_skips_controller.rb
index 19ba9e48f..9d2b93231 100644
--- a/app/controllers/poll_skips_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/poll_skips_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class PollSkipsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[create]
 
   def create
-    @poll_skip = PollSkip.create(poll_id: poll_skips_params[:poll_id], user_id: current_user.id)
+    @poll_skip = PollSkip.find_or_create_by(poll_id: poll_skips_params[:poll_id], user_id: current_user.id)
     @poll = Poll.find(poll_skips_params[:poll_id])
     render json: { voting_data: @poll.voting_data,
                    poll_id: poll_skips_params[:poll_id].to_i,